Blazing Red Cannon

Hiakahou (Blazing Red Cannon)
Ninjutsu (Katon) [Fire, Hijutsu of All Ninja Villages]
Rank: 1 (E-Class);
Range: Close (10 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels);
Area: 5-ft.-radius burst;
Duration: Instantaneous;
Saving Throws: Reflex half;
Chakra Resistance: Yes;
Chakra Cost: 2.

This low level technique is often offered for Academy Student to learn, but few ever succeed in their time at the academy. And when that time comes to pass, better techniques are available for one to spend his time on. The user fires a head-sized sphere of blazing chakra forward that will deal 2 points of fire damage to any creature caught in the area of effect.

The blast will damage unattended objects and set fire to combustibles. If the user wishes to hit a particularly small object or send the sphere through a tight passage, he may have to "hit" the object or opening with a ranged touch attack (the sphere has a range increment of 10 feet and cannot go further than the technique's range).

Empower
The user may increase the damage done by this technique by spending an additional point of Chakra for 1 damage (maximum 7).